Linville Gorge Trail–Shortoff Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 4,240 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Linville Gorge Trail–Shortoff Trail, 3 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Linville Gorge Wilderness near Linville, NC. It climbs 4,240 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,250 – 2,779 ft · steepest grade: 44%12.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Shortoff Trail 35.82418, -81.88949
Nearest town Linville, NC
Directions
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Linville Gorge Trail–Shortoff Trail, 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 4,240 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,251–2,779 ft
Out & Back · Linville Gorge Wilderness
Trailhead: Shortoff Trail · 35.82418, -81.88949
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 73° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Shortoff Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rick's Crossover, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Unnamed / White Oak Stand, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Shortoff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Linville Gorge Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mountains-to-Sea Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Rick's Crossover, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Shortoff Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F73°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:51 PM
Sun
85°69°
78%
Mon
77°67°
73%
Tue
84°59°
Wed
89°61°
Thu
92°66°
Fri
87°66°
30%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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